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North rectangular stereo-cut pit.
Now Deposit E 19:5. Asterisk: E 18-19* ... E 18-19 ... E 18-19 |
Joins occur between this pit and the cistern in section ΛΛ (87/ΛΕ)
(E 5:3). Coins:
16 May 1936 #6 ... Byzantine ... E 6:4 ... E 6:4 |
Well or Pit at ΓΓ:65/Ν or ΓΓ:65/ΝΔ (area 64-70/ΝΒ-ΝΖ).
Objects P 14805, P 14939 and P 14940 are noted on page E 19:6 as at top of well at 65/Ν, but are recorded in Deposit E 19:7.
Otherwise, no container, ... 19 April 1936 ... E 19:6 ... E 19:6 |
| Grave in cella of Hephaisteion. Grave XX in notebook. This deposit includes also an infant grave at the corner of Grave XX (cf. pp. 1714, 2141 and catalogued objects B 673 and B 674).
Many bones, skulls ... 22 February 1939 ... E 7:13 ... E 7:13 |
| Grave cut into bedrock (L. 2m, W. 0.58m), head toward E; offerings at south end. Skeleton of a male about 40 years old, laid out with knees slightly bent.
Brann. PD 434, PD 1058 ... 750-725 B.C ... Grave cut into bedrock (L. 2m, W. 0.58m), head toward E; offerings at south end. |
Cistern System #3: West Chamber at 69/ΛΣΤ, joined by a crooked passage to 69/Λ. Under the southwest corner of the Hellenistic Building to the north of the Temple of Hephaistos. Upper fill of early 1st ... 175-125 B.C ... Upper fill of early 1st c.
E 6:2 (upper fill): Three Knidian amphora handles; type 51 C lamp; long-petal bowls.
E 6:1 and E 6:2 (lower fill): Joins between objects in both chambers and tunnel between them indicate fill the same. |
Cistern-shaft at the southeast foot of Kolonos Agoraios.
Nbp. 2369: Two chamber cisterns, 88/ΛΔ and 100/ΚΘ, united by a long straight passage running almost due N-S. A draw shaft at 95/ΚΘ is set just ... Upper fill, Late Roman with some Hellenistic.
Middle fill, Sullan debris to last quarter of 1st c. B.C.
Lower fill, 4th-3rd c. B.C.=POU and abandonment ... A revised list of assigned objects prepared by GRE is followed here to sort objects found in the cistern system 88/ΛΔ - 95/ΚΘ - 100/ΚΘ.
Cf. E 14:1 and E 15:3.
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Cistern at the southeast foot of Kolonos Agoraios.
Nbp. 2369: Two chamber cisterns, 88/ΛΔ and 100/ΚΘ, united by a long straight passage running almost due N-S. A draw shaft at 95/ΚΘ is set just off the ... Use filling of late 4th-early 3rd c. B.C.
Accumulative fillings of late 3rd-early 2nd and late 1st c. B.C.
Upper dumped filling of 3rd c. A.D ... A revised list of assigned objects prepared by GRE is followed here to sort objects found in the cistern system 88/ΛΔ - 95/ΚΘ - 100/ΚΘ.
Cf. E 14:3 and E 15:3.
... Possibly disturbance comes from lower fill of drawshaft E 14:3, which extended down connecting towards E 14:1. ... Coins:
21 May 1935 #6-#9 (from 95/ΚΘ, N passage upper fill, therefore here) (no 6 was reassigned to E 14:3 Nbpp 3082-3083).
22 May 1935 #1-#3 (ditto) (no 2 was reassigned to E 14:3 Nbpp 3082-3083).
23 May 1935 #11-#12 (ditto) (no 12 was reassigned to E 14:3 Nbpp 3082-3083).
25 May 1935 #5-#10
27 May 1935 #1-#3
28 May 1935 #1-#3
29 May 1935 #1-#4
30 May 1935 #1-#5
31 May 1935 #1-#2
1 June 1935 #1-#6
3 June 1935 #1-#4 (#3-#4 from earth)
4 June 1935 #1-#3 (from earth)
5 June 1935 #1-#8 (from earth)
7 June 1935 #14-#18 (from earth)
8 June 1935 #2-#3 (from earth) |
| Geometric Burial. Burial B in notebook.
Overlay E 14:13. Skeleton lay on smoothed bedrock, head southward, arms folded on chest, hands below chin. Legs, cut off by later disturbance, probably bent, with ... Late Geometric ... E 14:12 ... E 14:12 |
The following pieces from E 6:4 exhibit joins with pottery from this cistern and could be listed here as well: P 7836-P 7839.
Cf. Hesperia Suppl. 50 (2018), p. 19, n. 51. Coins:
15 March 1937 #1
16 March ... Mid-Late Byz ... E 5:3 ... E 5:3 |
Original filling completely removed by construction of well dug through it. Filling eliminated by digging of E 11:2. Dumped filling. Coins:
28 March 1936 #1
31 March 1936 # 4-#5
2 April 1936 #2-#6
3 April ... 4th c. A.D ... E 11:1 ... E 11:1 |
Grave in cella of Hephaisteion with cover slab with inscription (I 5885). Grave XXXIV in notebook. One skeleton and two leg bones. The remains of G. Watson were replaced in his original position.
Pottery ... 15 August 1810 ... E 7 |
Cistern System in East Portico.
Drawshaft with two blind tunnels, in court of House of the Greek Moisaic; partially excavated by Dorpfeld. No legible coins or amphora handles. Coins:
26 June 1964 # ΔΕ3 ... 2nd c. B.C ... E 29:2 ... E 29:2 |
Well in Court J, House of Greek Mosaic ... Early 4th c. A.D ... E 29:5 ... E 29:5 |
"Foundry Pit": N-S Cut on 50m. line (area of Stoa, Layer VII, with slag). A foundry pit in the courtyard of a small metalworking establishment outside the Agora to the northwest.
Both the courtyard and ... Ca. 375-350 B.C ... E/14,16-2/10,13 |
Lower levels of cistern to N. of House of Greek Mosaic.
Connected by tunnel to another chamber that was apparently cleared by Wilhelm Dorpefeld in the 19th c. Roman fill in mouth. Coins:
6 July 1964 # ... Ca. 325-290 B.C ... E 29:1 ... E 29:1 |
| Above bedrock in N.W. corner of room S, House of Greek Mosaic. Contents suggest "saucer-pyre" ... Late 4th-early 3rd c. B.C ... E 29:3 ... E 29:3 |
Well cut through cistern at 40/Θ on Kolonos Agoraios (E 11:1). Two use periods plus an upper dumped fill from which the following objects: B 319, I 3994, SS 5745, T 1235. Coins:
6 April 1936 #18-#21
7 ... First half of 1st c. A.D.
4th-early 5th c. A.D ... Well cut through cistern at 40/Θ on Kolonos Agoraios (E 11:1). Two use periods plus an upper dumped fill from which the following objects: B 319, I 3994, SS 5745, T 1235. |
Exploration of area of small early house walls on the NW slopes of Areopagus. Considerable deposits of late 6th-early 5th c. B.C., but some later (all periods) and some early levels, disturbed.
Objects ... Late 6th-Early 5th c. B.C ... E 19:7 ... E 19:7 |
Cistern at the southeast foot of Kolonos Agoraios.
Nbp. 2369: Two chamber cisterns, 88/ΛΔ and 100/ΚΘ, united by a long straight passage running almost due N-S. A draw shaft at 95/ΚΘ is set just off the ... Late 2nd-early 1st c. B.C.-86 B.C ... The bottom was covered with a pure hell. fill which in one place could be dug separately ...
Cf. E 14:1 and E 14:3.
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Cistern System #3: East Chamber at 69/Λ, joined by a crooked passage to 69/ΛΣΤ. Under the southwest corner of the Hellenistic Building to the north of the Temple of Hephaistos ... 175-125 B.C ... E 6:1 ... E 6:1 |
Drain channel system along the line of an ancient north-south road, the channel in part at the surface and in part tunneled and accessible by shafts. Over a considerable part of this channel the hard water ... 2nd-early 3rd c. A.D ... The channel actually extends over a considerable area (E-F 5-6).
Objects from section ΚΚ channel F are not in this deposit (JH) and include P 7841, P 8530, P 8531, L 2404. |
It seems possible that the well ... was originally associated with the late Roman reconstruction of the Stoa, being later carried up to serve the Byz. houses. [Nbp. 364] Coins:
6 March 1939 #1-#9 ... Late 4th-early 5th century ... E 2:1 ... E 2:1 |
Loose filling below earliest Byzantine Floor. Coins:
25 February 1939 #3-#5
27 February 1939 #2-#4 ... To 11th c. A.D ... E 2:2 ... E 2:2 |
Cistern with considerable dumped fill at the north foot of Kolonos Agoraios. It may have been abandoned ca. 295-295 B.C.; it will have been filled by 280 B.C.
Multiple vessels share same stamps, and painted ... Ca. 325-250 B.C ... E 3:1 ... E 3:1 |
13th c. A.D ... E 3:2 ... E 3:2 |
Coins:
6 May 1937 #2-#3
7 May 1937 #10
24 May 1937 #1 ... 13th-14th c. A.D ... E 3:3 ... E 3:3 |
Hellenistic cistern, part of the same system as 94/ΝΣΤ (D 4:1) and connected with it by a passage. Later cleaned out for reuse and filled with destruction debris of the late 4th c. A.D. Coins:
23 March ... Second half 4th c. A.D ... E 5:1 ... E 5:1 |
Cistern connected by tunnel to another chamber filled in Byzantine period. Small Hellenistic deposit on floor. somewhat contaminated by Byzantine fill above
No stamped amphora handles later than 3rd c.; ... 250-190 B.C ... E 5:2 ... E 5:2 |
Pit at 79-83/ΜΒ-ΜΖ (or 81/ΜΣΤ=pit under floor of Room 11 in Roman Bldg. 2, 82/ΜΓ, 83/ΜΕ=well at 83/ΜΗ). Purpose of pit obscure. Evidently filled in Hellenistic times and disturbed in Roman times. Coins: ... 275-200 B.C. with later disturbance ... E 5:5 ... E 5:5 |
Pit near SW corner of Hellenistic Bldg. The object catalogued is one of three TC molds found at the location ... 5th.-4th. c. B.C ... E 6:5 ... E 6:5 |
Grave in north peristyle of Hephaisteion. Grave LVIII in notebook. No mention of bones. Neg. KK 391 ... Byzantine ... E 7:1 ... E 7:1 |
Same filling as Theseion Street Deposit D 7:2 but separate list.
Perhaps also P 7904. Area disturbed by Turkish (50-56/ΜΓ-ΜΣΤ).
This is 3-4 m. west of Hephaisteion, and the hole was probably filled at ... Ca. 500-470 B.C ... E 7:2 ... E 7:2 |
Grave in north peristyle of Temple of Hephaisteion. Grave XXXI in notebook. No mention of bones. Coins:
25 February 1939 #4
27 February 1939 #5-#11
6 March 1939 #1 Negs. KK 376, KK 379 ... 25-27 February 1939
6 March 1939 ... E 7:3 ... E 7:3 |
| Grave in opisthodomos of Hephaisteion. Grave LI in notebook.
No mention of bones. Neg. KK 363, XIX-8 (dismantling of the walls of the graves( ... 10 March 1939
16 March 1939 ... E 7:4 ... E 7:4 |
| Grave in opisthodomos of Hephaisteion. Grave XLIX in notebook.
No mention of bones. Coins:
9 March 1939 #8-#13 Neg. KK 365 ... 9 March 1939
16 March 1939 ... E 7:5 ... E 7:5 |
Grave in south peristyle of Hephaisteion. Grave LVII in notebook.
No mention of bones. Coins:
10 March 1939 #2 Neg. KK 389 ... 9-11 March 1939 ... E 7:6 ... E 7:6 |
Grave in south peristyle of Hephaisteion. Grave LXI in notebook.
No mention of bones. Coins:
11 March 1939 #12-#14
13 March 1939 #4
14 March 1939 #2-#4 Neg. KK 393 ... 11-13 March 1939
18 March 1939 ... E 7:7 ... E 7:7 |
| Grave in south peristyle of Hephaisteion. Grave LXVII in notebook.
Crammed with bones (13 skulls): osteotheke. Coins:
13 March 1939 #26-#27 Neg. XV-86 ... 13-14 March 1939 ... E 7:8 ... E 7:8 |
Grave in north peristyle of Hephaisteion. Grave XXXII in notebook.
Loose earth and bones filling. Coins:
25 February 1939 #5-#6
6 March 1939 #2-#4
15 March 1939 #1 Neg. 378 ... 25 February 1939
6 March 1939 ... E 7:9 ... E 7:9 |
Grave in north peristyle of Hephaisteion. Grave LIX in notebook.
No mention of bones. Containers 473 and 474 represent filling between graves. Coins:
11 March 1939 #16 Neg. KK 391 ... Byzantine ... E 7:10 ... E 7:10 |
Grave in north peristyle of Hephaisteion. Grave LX in notebook.
No mention of bones. Coins:
11 March 1939 #9-#11 Neg. 397 ... Byzantine ... E 7:11 ... E 7:11 |
Grave in cella of Hephaisteion. Grave XVIII in notebook. At least three skeletons ... 21 February 1939 ... E 7:12 ... E 7:12 |
Grave in cella of Hephaisteion. Grave XXI in notebook. Disintegrated bones. Coins:
22 February 1939 #2-#3 ... 22 February 1939 ... E 7:14 ... E 7:14 |
Grave in cella of Hephaisteion. Grave XVII in notebook. Many tumbled bones. Neg. KK 347 ... 22 February 1939 ... E 7:15 ... E 7:15 |
Grave in cella of Temple of Hephaisteion. Grave XLVII in notebook. Rotted bones, head to west (adult). Neg. KK 352 ... 9 March 1939 ... E 7:16 ... E 7:16 |
| Grave in cella of Hephaisteion. Grave XIX in notebook. One skeleton. Nails and wood. Two skeletons are mentioned by Angel, AA 82 and AA 83 ... 21 February 1939 ... E 7:17 ... E 7:17 |
Grave in cella of Hephaisteion. Grave XLVI in notebook. No mention of bones. Coins:
9 March 1939 #1-#4 ... 8 March 1939 ... E 7:18 ... E 7:18 |
Grave in cella of Hephaisteion. Grave XXXV in notebook.
Filling: loose earth and confused bones. Coins:
6 March 1939 #11-#13 ... 8 March 1939 ... E 7:19 ... E 7:19 |
Grave in cella of Hephaisteion. Grave XXII in notebook.
One skull with messy disintegrated bones ... 22 February 1939 ... E 7:21 ... E 7:21 |
| Grave in cella of Hephaisteion. Grave XLV in notebook.
One skeleton. Pottery discarded? Coin
8 March 1939 #22 Neg. XV-69 ... 7 March 1939 ... E 7:22 ... E 7:22 |
Grave in cella of Hephaisteion. Grave XXIII in notebook. Disintegrated bones, grave disturbed to bottom. Coins:
23 February 1939 #5 ... 23 February 1939 ... E 7:23 ... E 7:23 |
Grave in cella of Hephaisteion. Grave XXIV in notebook. Two skeletons. No sherds. Coins:
23 February 1939 #4 Neg. KK 375 ... 23 February 1939 ... E 7:24 ... E 7:24 |
Grave in cella of Hephaisteion. Grave XXIX in notebook. No mention of bones. Coins:
25 February 1939 #1 ... 23 February 1939
8 March 1939 ... E 7:25 ... E 7:25 |
Grave in cella of Hephaisteion. Grave XXV in notebook. Smashed bones ... 23-24 February 1939 ... E 7:26 ... E 7:26 |
Grave in cella of Hephaisteion. Grave XXVI in notebook. Loose earth with bones. Coins:
14 March 1939 #1 ... 25 February 1939
18 March 1939 ... E 7:27 ... E 7:27 |
Grave in cella of Hephaisteion. Grave XXX in notebook.
Filling: loose earth. No mention of bones. Lot 401b ... 8 March 1939 ... E 7:28 ... E 7:28 |
Grave in cella of Hephaisteion. Grave XXXA in notebook.
No mention of bones ... 13 March 1939
18 March 1939 ... E 7:29 ... E 7:29 |
| Grave in cella of Hephaisteion. Grave XXVII in notebook.
Two skulls and messy bones. Coins:
8 March 1939 #2 Neg. XV-74 (left) ... 8 March 1939
13 March 1939 ... E 7:30 ... E 7:30 |
| Grave in cella of Hephaisteion. Grave XXVIII in notebook. No mention of bones. Negs. XV-74 , KK 357 ... 25 February 1939 ... E 7:31 ... E 7:31 |
Grave north of Hephaisteion. Grave IX in notebook.
Bundle of bones. A bronze ring, not inventoried ... 18 May 1936 ... E 7:32 ... E 7:32 |
Grave north of Hephaisteion. Grave XIII in notebook. One damaged skeleton. No pottery, no coins ... 20 May 1936 ... E 7:33 ... E 7:33 |
Grave in south peristyle of Hephaisteion. Grave LXV in notebook. Coins:
13 March 1939 #24
14 March 1939 #8 (Vandal, not kept?) Notebook says: wall of LXIV rests on bones.
Neg. KK 396 ... 13-14 March 1939
16 March 1939 ... E 8:1 ... E 8:1 |
Grave in south peristyle of Hephaisteion. Grave LXIV in notebook.
No mention of bones. Coins:
13 March 1939 #21-#23
14 March 1939 #7 Neg. KK 395 ... 13-15 March 1939 ... E 8:2 ... E 8:2 |
Grave south of Hephaisteion, in Byzantine cistern. Grave III in notebook. Disturbed. One skeleton ... 30 March 1936 ... E 8:3 ... E 8:3 |
| Grave south of Hephaisteion. Grave II in notebook. One skeleton. No objects. Pottery in container 201 from filling around grave II ... 12 March 1936 ... E 8:4 ... E 8:4 |
Water channel in north part of Section: Channel Mouth 4. Coins:
22 February 1936 #16-#18
24 February 1936 #1-#2
Twenty stamped amphora handles; type 38 lamp; type 56 A lamp; over half of bowls long-petal ... 120-86 B.C ... E 10:1 ... E 10:1 |
4th-early 5th c. A.D ... E 11:2.1 ... E 11:2.1 |
Coins:
6 June 1936 #3 ... First half 1st c. A.D ... E 11:2.2 ... E 11:2.2 |
Eugene Vanderpool ... Disturbed burial: Pocket in bedrock (Grave 11: PG). In some records as Grave XI. No remains. No cutting or traces of burning nearby
The coin listed here was found "cleaning bedrock", presumably at the ... Developed to Late Protogeometric ... E 12:1 ... E 12:1 |
A circular cutting in bedrock ... Late 6th-early 5th c. B.C ... E 12:2 ... E 12:2 |
Carefully cut in bedrock with firm footholds on either side. The use filling is represented by a few fragments of water jars (uninventoried), indicating a short period of use. The dumped filling, below ... Ca. 470-425 B.C ... E 13:1 ... E 13:1 |
Both in cistern and in passage 88/ΛΔ-95/ΚΘ-100/ΚΘ.
Use filling of late 4th-early 3rd c. B.C.; accumulative fillings of 3rd c. and of late 1st c. B.C.; dumped filling of 4th.c. A.D ... Upper dumped filling of 3rd c. A.D., but with earlier material ... E 14:1.1 ... E 14:1.1 |
Cumulative fillings of late 3rd-early 2nd and late 1st c. B.C ... E 14:1.2 ... E 14:1.2 |
Late 4th-early 3rd c. B.C ... E 14:1.3 ... E 14:1.3 |
Well at the southeast foot of Kolonos Agoraios.
Use filling of 1st c. A.D.; dumped fillings of 3rd c. and of early Byz. times. Coins:
15 June 1937 #1-#2 (earth)
16 June 1937 #14-#20 (earth)
17 June 1937 ... 1st c. A.D.=POU ... E 14:2 ... E 14:2 |
Coins:
24 May 1937 #1
27 May 1937 #1
31 May 1937 #1
2 June 1937 #1 ... Byzantine ... E 14:2.1 ... E 14:2.1 |
Coins:
9 June 1937 #1
10 June 1937 #1-#11
11 June 1937 #1-#30
12 June 1937 #1-#13 (from earth of 11 June) ... 2nd c. A.D ... E 14:2.2 ... E 14:2.2 |
Containers 24-72.
Masses of pottery; including many BHWJ's; lamps XVIII and XXIV
Coins:
12 June 1937 #14-#53
13 June 1937 #1-#7 (from earth of 12 June)
13 June 1937 #8
14 June 1937 #1-#3
15 June 1937 ... First half 1st c. A.D ... E 14:2.3 ... E 14:2.3 |
Late Roman (3rd c. A.D) with some Hellenistic ... E 14:3.1 ... E 14:3.1 |
Sullan debris to last quarter of 1st c. B.C ... E 14:3.2 ... E 14:3.2 |
4th-3rd c. B.C.=POU and abandonment ... E 14:3.3 ... E 14:3.3 |
A well (diameter 1.10m) at the east edge of the valley road leading from the SW corner of the Agora, about 90m SW of the Tholos. The mouth of the well was subsequently covered by the east wall of the Great ... Ca. 500-480 B.C ... E 15:6 ... E 15:6 |
A small concentration of pottery in lowest 1.80m., possibly a use fill. Three fills above, with little pottery, ranging from Hellenistic to late Roman in date. Coins:
26 February 1934 #4-#6
27 February ... 325-200 B.C ... E 15:7 ... E 15:7 |
Well A (depth 10.20m, diameter 1.04m, water level 4m) outside the SW corner of the market square, to the east of the north-south road.
At the bottom of the well were scanty remains probably from a period ... Ca. 425-375 B.C ... E 16:1 ... E 16:1 |
400-375 B.C ... E 16:1.1 ... E 16:1.1 |
425-400 B.C ... E 16:1.2 ... E 16:1.2 |
Use filling of early to late 2nd c. A.D., and dumped filling of late 2nd c. Coins:
16 April 1948 #1-#6
17 April 1948 #5
28 April 1948 #1 ... POU 2nd c. A.D ... E 17:1 ... E 17:1 |
| Shaft oriented N to S (L. 1.30, W. 0.43 at bottom). Fill shot through with cinders and wood ash. Skeleton of a male about 50 years old.
Brann. PD 1065a ... 750-700 B.C ... E 18:1 ... E 18:1 |
Small deposit in earlier grave cutting. No bones or any other indication that the cutting had been reused as a grave ... Mid-5th c. B.C ... E 18:2 ... E 18:2 |
Dumped filling above well, 4th-5th c. A.D., container 699.
A tiled well. Instead of the usual three sections in each ring, there were four. The fourth was extra, making the well larger, more elliptical ... Late Hellenistic-Early Roman ... E 18:3 ... E 18:3 |
Pit below floor at 69/ΛΗ ... Early Byzantine ... E 18:4 ... E 18:4 |
Ancient fill in cistern tunnel leading to north; contained undisturbed fill which produced late Hellenistic sherds; it had been refilled in modern times ... 2nd c. B.C ... E 18:5 ... E 18:5 |
| Roman Bath, Herulian destruction debris in A3. The high proportion of vessels for eating suggests that this was not the actual bath fill but was probably dumped in from the ruined houses higher on the ... Second half of 3rd and into 4th c. A.D ... E 18:6 ... E 18:6 |
| Large tile-lined well in SW Bath, Room A4. The top had been sealed with ca. 1.30m of concrete, and the floor to carry the hypocaust columns of the room in Phase C had been carried over it.
The well was ... Late 2nd-early 1st c. B.C ... E 18:7 ... E 18:7 |
| Cut in bedrock (P.L. 0.50m, W. 0.57m). Head at east, looking west; skull stood upright when found. Lower part of skeleton missing. PD 435 ... 750-725 B.C ... E 19:2 ... E 19:2 |
Within the precinct of the Hephaisteion, about 10m. north of the north stylobate of the temple.
Flask-shaped pit (W. (bottom) 3.14 x 2.73m) probably originally intended as a cistern; used for dumping ... Ca. 375-310 B.C.-Byzantine ... E 6:3 ... E 6:3 |
Byzantine, 4th c. A.D ... E 6:3.1 ... E 6:3.1 |
Coins:
27 May 1936 #1-#2 ... 25-27 May 1936 ... E 6:3.2 ... E 6:3.2 |
Ca. 375-310 B.C ... E 6:3.3 ... E 6:3.3 |
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